§ 72. Appeal to court of appeals. An appeal to the court of appeals may be taken by the city or any person or party interested in the proceeding and aggrieved by the order of the appellate division. Such appeal shall be taken and heard in the manner provided in relation to appeals from judgments in special proceedings. An appeal taken but not prosecuted within six months after the filing of the notice of appeal, unless the time within which to prosecute the same shall have been extended by the court, shall be deemed to be abandoned and no agreement between the parties to the appeal extending the time to prosecute the same shall vary the provisions hereof. The court of appeals may affirm or reverse the order appealed from, and may make such order or direction as shall be appropriate to the case.